by Robert Steers
I.T. companies are no different from companies in any other industry. The rules for interviewing are the same, for you and the employer. However, the competition is very tough, and you will have to stand out if you want to be selected or even just short listed for the position you are applying for.
Before you build your help desk support resume, you should consider what the typical help desk manager wants to see. More often than not, the resumes he or she looks at are way too complicated or overdone for the type of position the applicant is applying for. Of course, you don’t want it to be too plain or generic either.
Whenever I recommend the CCNA training to any IT person, this is inevitably the first question that I get asked. Many people get out of college with their CIS degree and really don’t know what they want to get into. Some of the lucky ones get in an IT leadership program at a large company, but others still need direction to determine which side of the IT business they want to be on.
by Barry Summers
The experience of being jobless could be very frustrating and may cause depression among some individuals. With drastic economic changes finding and maintaining a job requires undergoing a lot of stress. The situation further worsens leading to more depression when one does not find vacancies matching his or her skills, education, and qualification. An individual who has no job for some time may tend to lose confidence even on skills, which he or she possesses.
A lot of people in the Information Technology industry have expressed opiniions that IT certifications are not as relevant now as they were 10 years ago. This opinion is somewhat misguided. When the dot-com bust happened, a lot of certified technicians were out of work and moved on to different industries. The entire certification industry was changed as a result. Today’s certifications are more relevant than ever before.